Posts

• What’s the Deal With Revelation? Part 3: The Beast and Its Mark - revelation - Robert Ward - Sept. 4, 2022
  This post, the third and final in the series, discusses the beast, its number, and its mark.
• What's the Deal With Revelation? Part 2: Rome and Social Setting - revelation - Robert Ward - Dec. 12, 2021
  This post, part 2 in a series, argues that the primary antagonist in Revelation is the Roman Empire, offers an overview of the historical circumstance of the Seven Churches and the book's sociological function.
• The argument for a later dating of the Lord’s Day celebrations on Sunday in Christian worship communities - review - Edwin Weber - Nov. 1, 2021
  A review of the relevant scholarship presented by Paul F. Bradshaw and Maxwell E. Johnson in the chapter "The Lord's day in the Apostolic age?" from The Origins of Feasts, Fasts and Seasons in Early Christianity.
• Introduction to Hebrew Bible Textual Criticism - introduction - Robert Ward - Oct. 2, 2021
  This post offers a brief overview of the three main text families in the Hebrew Bible and basic principles for doing textual criticism.
• What's the Deal With Revelation? Part 1: Introductory Issues - revelation - Robert Ward - July 21, 2021
  This post, the first in a series, will discuss the scholarly consensus on the date, author, and genre of Revelation.
• Unconscious Theological Bias - bias - Ray Pseudo - March 26, 2021
  An anecdote on how subtle theological bias can be.
• What Is a "Bible Scholar"? - scholarship - Ray Pseudo - March 10, 2021
  My thoughts on the category of "Bible scholar" and what it means to make the claim.
• Welcome to beta testing of the ABS blog - introduction - Chris Remington - Dec. 28, 2020
  A welcome with some introductory information and explanations.